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. >>> big changes for mcdonald's happy meals. they'll soon come with fruit, whether you want it or not. the fast food giant is trying to make apples a standard item in december. you will still get the fries but in smaller portion. >>> and on dies when you do splurge, there is nothing more d.c. than mumbo sauce on your chicken wings. it's served in carry outs all over the district. it's a mixure between barbecue sauce. this has turned into an unexpected business venture. >> the days of the mumbo sauce with your chicken nuggets, that would be good. make mcdonald's could get on that. having trouble with the story. >>> let's check in with the weather right now. >> i want mumbo sauce. beautiful weather for eating outside. it's hot today, i'm not going to fake that. it was 95. but the humidity is lows. dew point was around 60 degrees. >> tolerable, as opposed to the weekend. >> you've been peeking at the five-day. temperatures are getting back up but we did enjoy what we had today. we did enjoy waking up to the beautiful blue sky and t
. >>> big changes for mcdonald's happy meals. they'll soon come with fruit, whether you want it or not. the fast food giant is trying to make apples a standard item in december. you will still get the fries but in smaller portion. >>> and on dies when you do splurge, there is nothing more d.c. than mumbo sauce on your chicken wings. it's served in carry outs all over the district. it's a mixure between barbecue sauce. this has turned into an unexpected business venture....
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they are so big the h and the first a have been made into waterways. he's worth an estimated $23 billion. >>> some teenagers were put to the test today under the hot july sun. they're children of active duty military personnel. they got a taste of what their parents do. fox 5's beth parker takes us to boot camp. >> reporter: they're either in your face or watching you suffer. >> have you gotten yelled at today? >> twice actually. >> i've been yelled at a couple times. >> reporter: this is operation basic boot camp sponsored by the uso of metro washington. it's a one-day boot camp for kids with military parents. >> absolutely an aha thing. we all went oh, my gosh, this would be such a great idea. >> reporter: even for kids from military families this takes a little getting used to. >> yes, missy, and you won't get used to this. this is no picnic. this won't be an easy day for you. >> reporter: it is hard not to laugh. >> take your camera crew and get off my premises! >> reporter: for kids that's the toughest part, no smiling, no
they are so big the h and the first a have been made into waterways. he's worth an estimated $23 billion. >>> some teenagers were put to the test today under the hot july sun. they're children of active duty military personnel. they got a taste of what their parents do. fox 5's beth parker takes us to boot camp. >> reporter: they're either in your face or watching you suffer. >> have you gotten yelled at today? >> twice actually. >> i've...
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s >> a or too close to big brother. the debate in russia over electronic banking machines that come equipped with voice- measured polygraphs. dailyfinance.com reports the atms will take fingerprints, scan passpots and record a 3d facial image. the ultimate goal is to crackdown on fraud. if it sounds like something out of a james bond movie, your close. the inventor is contracted by the federal security service, which used to be the kgb. >>> no high-tech security required to get rid of armed robbers at a california store. look at this surveillance video. >> did you see there? the little chihuahua, that is why the storm needed was paulko, the loyal chihuahua. -- paco. he bought them the entire -- bit them the entire time. >> i love it. and that is a feisty dog. >> right. >> you don't know the power, clearly. >>> and keep the dogs indoors. a summer scorcher is promising to deliver on seriously hot temperatures. >> how high will the mercury go? gary's full forecast is next. >>> shopping for a wedding dress can be stressful
s >> a or too close to big brother. the debate in russia over electronic banking machines that come equipped with voice- measured polygraphs. dailyfinance.com reports the atms will take fingerprints, scan passpots and record a 3d facial image. the ultimate goal is to crackdown on fraud. if it sounds like something out of a james bond movie, your close. the inventor is contracted by the federal security service, which used to be the kgb. >>> no high-tech...
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the big concern was traveling north of 66 in the tysons corner area. on the other side of town lanes open. no problems to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> let's check in with tucker for the forecast. did we hit records yesterday? >> came close. 97 at reagan national. not good for a record. plenty hot for most of us. today a little cooler and then much better tomorrow. >> like you said, spring, fall like it's going to feel like. >> when you take out the humidity, tomorrow will be a lot better. right now we're still dealing with a lot of heat and a lot of humidity. hope your air conditioner is working well in your house or your car. >> it is. i made sure of that. >> my air conditioning is windows. i roll them down. here's your satellite and radar. we've got fairly quiet conditions. up towards cleveland, the rain showers, that's the cooler, drier air that will get in here later today. we have one of those days where we could see afternoon thunderstorms. behind the front you'll notice the cooldown later tonight. temperatures will
the big concern was traveling north of 66 in the tysons corner area. on the other side of town lanes open. no problems to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> let's check in with tucker for the forecast. did we hit records yesterday? >> came close. 97 at reagan national. not good for a record. plenty hot for most of us. today a little cooler and then much better tomorrow. >> like you said, spring, fall like it's going to feel like. >> when you...
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they're memorable games and hopefully they can get through and the big championships and that is agree. >> finally this afternoon -- and the new york sparts times featuring john mcenroe and hinges. >> one last look at that. >> and we're not seeing much in the way of thunderstorms and that northwest wind looks like it's feeling better, especially into thursday and maybe a storm tomorrow. >> and now you have the news edge. back here after the all-star game. late nights. hope to see you then.
they're memorable games and hopefully they can get through and the big championships and that is agree. >> finally this afternoon -- and the new york sparts times featuring john mcenroe and hinges. >> one last look at that. >> and we're not seeing much in the way of thunderstorms and that northwest wind looks like it's feeling better, especially into thursday and maybe a storm tomorrow. >> and now you have the news edge. back here after the all-star game. late nights....
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. >> reporter: speaking at the white house today the president pushed lawmakers to go for a big deal, $4 trillion in budget cuts over the next 10 years, but bristled over republicans refusele for tax hikes on the wealthy. >> we should have revenuethe best place to get those are from folks like me, who have been extraordinarily fortunate and millionaires and billionaires can afford to pay a little more. >> reporter: while gop leaders sought and received close to $2 trillion in budget cuts, so far they are holding the line allowing the government to raise more revenue through tax increases. >> the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. >> reporter: john boehner would need to get any deal passed by his republican majority and argues any new taxes on the rich would only hurt the economy in need of jobs. >> president continues to insist on raising taxes, and they are just not serious enough about fundamental entitlement reform to solve the problem for the near to intermediate future. >> one thing we do know there appears to be no short term solution to the problem unli
. >> reporter: speaking at the white house today the president pushed lawmakers to go for a big deal, $4 trillion in budget cuts over the next 10 years, but bristled over republicans refusele for tax hikes on the wealthy. >> we should have revenuethe best place to get those are from folks like me, who have been extraordinarily fortunate and millionaires and billionaires can afford to pay a little more. >> reporter: while gop leaders sought and received close to $2 trillion in...
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the big heat stays out to the west for the weekend. this will hang around till sunday and we'll see the heat move back into the forecast picture. so let's talk about your five- day forecast here so you can see what we're looking for. it looks like tomorrow's temperature is 86 degrees, very nice for saturday at 87 degrees, a little warmer and a bit more humid sunday. we get the 90s back on monday and perhaps a thunderstorm on tuesday as the temperature jumps up to about 94 degrees with increasing humidity, too. >>> don't go anywhere. lindsay murphy is talking about round one of the british open and yes, a rory mcilroy update coming your way next. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. becaus
the big heat stays out to the west for the weekend. this will hang around till sunday and we'll see the heat move back into the forecast picture. so let's talk about your five- day forecast here so you can see what we're looking for. it looks like tomorrow's temperature is 86 degrees, very nice for saturday at 87 degrees, a little warmer and a bit more humid sunday. we get the 90s back on monday and perhaps a thunderstorm on tuesday as the temperature jumps up to about 94 degrees with...
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i want to take you back up here to minneapolis, big thunderstorms moving through tonight. minneapolis today for a high temperature was 99 degrees, lots of heat out in the nation's midsection. these thunderstorms, though, out ahead of a cold front that's really going to come through here on sunday and it's going to bring us some thunderstorms. i don't think it's going to be anything like that, but it will bring us at least a chance of some showers and thunderstorms sunday evening into sunday night and it's looking now like it will push to the south and we're doing pretty good now with the forecast for july the 4th, but again a lot of big heat out in the central plains. dallas was 98, wichita 103, omaha 97 and there's minneapolis, high today of 99 degrees, st. louis is 96 as is little rock and i think we'll feel closer to that tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon. still 79 in town, gaithersburg 66, manassas the same and a little cooler back out there for martinsburg and winchester, too. how about that 4th of july forecast? what we can expect this weekend, we know things will get
i want to take you back up here to minneapolis, big thunderstorms moving through tonight. minneapolis today for a high temperature was 99 degrees, lots of heat out in the nation's midsection. these thunderstorms, though, out ahead of a cold front that's really going to come through here on sunday and it's going to bring us some thunderstorms. i don't think it's going to be anything like that, but it will bring us at least a chance of some showers and thunderstorms sunday evening into sunday...
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the big win that's changing their lives is coming up. gary? >> look, it's not going to be so hot for the weekend, but it's not going to change much. we'll have your full forecast coming up. stay with us. >>> but first looks like men in china are getting in on the pole dance workout phenomenon. they say the exercise helps build strength and muscle in the arms, abs and upper body. sign-up for the classes are now available at several gyms in china. the cost is up to $1,200 for one year. no thanks, i'll stick with the regular gym workout, do it the hard way, no poles for me. how about you, gary? >> no poles for gary either. >> pole free. >> we'll be back in a minute. >>> here's a great story. a husband and wife are both serving in the air force and for fun they sometimes buy lottery tickets. the most three ever won is a scratchoff worth about 100 bucks, but their luck changed in a big way at a baseball game. as fox 5's beth parker shows us, they hit a home run. >> reporter: a sweet time for this staff -- a sweet ride for this staff sergeant. la
the big win that's changing their lives is coming up. gary? >> look, it's not going to be so hot for the weekend, but it's not going to change much. we'll have your full forecast coming up. stay with us. >>> but first looks like men in china are getting in on the pole dance workout phenomenon. they say the exercise helps build strength and muscle in the arms, abs and upper body. sign-up for the classes are now available at several gyms in china. the cost is up to $1,200 for one...
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big story tonight. the case against rodger clemens and got underway this morning with opening statements in the district. the prosecution said they have evident, the scientific evidence the former yankee lied to congress. clemens' attorneys fired back claiming the main witness is a liar and paul wagner is here with more. >> reporter: prosecutor steven durham begin the governor's case and saying it was found on needles and cottonballs saved by clemens' former trainer brian mcnamie. needles and cottonballs that contain steroids. he didn't trust clemmens and that is why he saved them. the attorney of clemens said mcnamie manufactured the evidence and has been lying all along to save his own skin. in the opening statement to the jury, the prosecutor said the governor would call 45 witnesses, including the former yankee andy pettitte who will testify that rodger clippens told him on two occasions -- clemensel to him on two occasions he used human growth hormones. and he said the government will prove ashipme
big story tonight. the case against rodger clemens and got underway this morning with opening statements in the district. the prosecution said they have evident, the scientific evidence the former yankee lied to congress. clemens' attorneys fired back claiming the main witness is a liar and paul wagner is here with more. >> reporter: prosecutor steven durham begin the governor's case and saying it was found on needles and cottonballs saved by clemens' former trainer brian mcnamie. needles...
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big al made $35 million since 2009. if you break it down, he earned 671,000-dollar for each tackle or -- 670 up with thousand dollars for each tackle or nearly -- $671,000 for each tackle or nearly $500,000 per sack. >> by making four moves, trading haynesworth, cutting three more players they freed up another $12 million. so now they have 34 million under the $121 million limit. they've got money to spend. back to albert haynesworth. he was a big help in his first year in d.c. in 2009 which allow brian orakpo to have a pro bowl season. when the shanahans came to town and the defense changed, things began falling apart for no. 92. a few missed minicamps, failed conditioning test, refusal to play nose tackle and a four- game suspension led to his departure after two short season and only 20 games. haynesworth will join the new england patriots. the skins agreed to terms with three more free agents. stephen bowen a defensive end from the cowboys, chris chester, an offensive guard that spent five seasons with the ravens an
big al made $35 million since 2009. if you break it down, he earned 671,000-dollar for each tackle or -- 670 up with thousand dollars for each tackle or nearly -- $671,000 for each tackle or nearly $500,000 per sack. >> by making four moves, trading haynesworth, cutting three more players they freed up another $12 million. so now they have 34 million under the $121 million limit. they've got money to spend. back to albert haynesworth. he was a big help in his first year in d.c. in 2009...
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ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >> the trial of the woman accused of killing her two-year- old daughter and dumping her body will end tomorrow. the closing arguments are set to begin in a largely circumstantial case against casey anthony. as jessica stone reports, the jury is not expected to get a holiday. >> reporter: closing arguments in the casey anthony case close on sunday. a trial that captivated the nation. what began as a messing child search grew into a 24-hour soap opera. >> it's all about sex, lies, and videotapes. >> reporter: the judge explained to casey her rights to testify. >> you understand that your decision to testify or not testify is solely your decision and your decision alone. >> yes, sir. >> and it's your decision not to te
ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >> the trial of the woman accused of killing her two-year- old daughter and dumping her body will end tomorrow. the closing arguments are set to begin in a...
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big savings -- it's a good look for you. [ blower whirring ] [blower stops] the safety was off. out there with a better way. now, that's progressive.
big savings -- it's a good look for you. [ blower whirring ] [blower stops] the safety was off. out there with a better way. now, that's progressive.
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time adventure in the big apple. add some red and white to that blue because captain america is still fighting to maintain his number one spot at the box office. with what has already been reported to be the fastest grossing superhero movie of the summer. plus harry potter with the
time adventure in the big apple. add some red and white to that blue because captain america is still fighting to maintain his number one spot at the box office. with what has already been reported to be the fastest grossing superhero movie of the summer. plus harry potter with the
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and that is very, very miserable and there is a big area of hot high pressure of the nation's big nation and that stays out there the next few days and bite end of the week, this core of heat will be coming over into the east coast and especially the mid-atlantic and i am thinking record-high temperatures by thursday and friday and&into the weekend, too and -- and into the weekend, too. we have thunderstorms in the forecast tonight, and may bring us at least some cooling before that gets here. lots to talk about coming up. laura. >> stock up on the ice and keep your --ia. >> -- . >> yeah. >> all that stuff. and some heat advisories are given. >> without a doubt and may have some heat warnings, which we don't get often. nothing is issued yet and we're going to get them before the end of the week. >> could be dangerous. all right. >> yeah. >> and see you soon. >>> the extreme heat means trash collection will start an hour earlier. the trash crews started at 6:00 a.m. instead of 7:00 a.m. and if you live in d.c., remember to put your trash and recyclables out the night before to make sure t
and that is very, very miserable and there is a big area of hot high pressure of the nation's big nation and that stays out there the next few days and bite end of the week, this core of heat will be coming over into the east coast and especially the mid-atlantic and i am thinking record-high temperatures by thursday and friday and&into the weekend, too and -- and into the weekend, too. we have thunderstorms in the forecast tonight, and may bring us at least some cooling before that gets...
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. >>> fox 5 it working several big stories. a police officer accused of shooting a man who refused his sexual advances, and then trying to cover it up. the new details emerging in the case. >>> rush hour once again turning into happy hour on the rails. fox 5 investigates new complaints about the so-called party train. >>> we're going to begin tonight with major new plans to curb crime in a hopping dc night life area. thanks for joining us, everyone. i'm brian bolter? i'm shawn yancy. operations adams morgan kicked off with more officers patrolling clubs and restaurants. >> police are cracking down even harder. some business owners worry it could drive customers away. matt ackland is live tonight, matt. >> reporter: big plans under way, and the one probably getting the most attention is starting friday night at 10:00 p.m. police plan to remove all of the cars here. they are restricting parking, and the people that continue to park here will actually be towed away, given a $50 ticket. also, police are getting some help from dpw a
. >>> fox 5 it working several big stories. a police officer accused of shooting a man who refused his sexual advances, and then trying to cover it up. the new details emerging in the case. >>> rush hour once again turning into happy hour on the rails. fox 5 investigates new complaints about the so-called party train. >>> we're going to begin tonight with major new plans to curb crime in a hopping dc night life area. thanks for joining us, everyone. i'm brian bolter?...
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that's a fairly small storm, but it has a big footprint. it's touching those counties in some places. we have more storms back out to the west. this will go until 5:30. frederick, virginia. warren county and those under the severe thunderstorm warning until 5:30. this was a storm i was just showing you on max hd radar. as we zoom in a little bit. this is to the northwest of the beltway in great falls right along the river there. you can see getting a healthy dose and this is drifting toward mcarthur boulevard. we can see the street level view. we take you back out 66 because between winchester and front royal, is this a severe thunderstorm, too. the drift on this storm has been basically to the west and it's not moving very quickly and as we use the radar to look at these, that storm is getting a pretty healthy updraft. the other storm is a very strong updraft as well. all these storms about equally as strong. the possibility of hail and very high, gusty winds approaching 50 to 60 miles per hour. but most importantly, it looks like they are
that's a fairly small storm, but it has a big footprint. it's touching those counties in some places. we have more storms back out to the west. this will go until 5:30. frederick, virginia. warren county and those under the severe thunderstorm warning until 5:30. this was a storm i was just showing you on max hd radar. as we zoom in a little bit. this is to the northwest of the beltway in great falls right along the river there. you can see getting a healthy dose and this is drifting toward...
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it's a big battle. let's just put it that way. >> we also heard you say that people should ask about generic drugs. any advice on that? >> definitely. generic drugs are one thing you should always ask your doctor about. dr. burman will say generic drugs have been on the market longer so there's more known about the side effects that come with those drugs than say a drug you see a commercial on tv, because by definition that's a new drug and less known about that drug. the big thing you need to do, always ask your doctor questions. there's nothing wrong with saying to your doctor, hey, what do you need to know, should i take a generic or what are the side effects. have that conversation. it can't hurt. >> you've got to be your own best advocate. >> good story. thank you, tisha. >>> still to come on fox 5 news at 10:00. billions of taxpayer dollars, money lost in waiting lines and an eye popping number of airport security breaches. we'll be right back. >> following new dev
it's a big battle. let's just put it that way. >> we also heard you say that people should ask about generic drugs. any advice on that? >> definitely. generic drugs are one thing you should always ask your doctor about. dr. burman will say generic drugs have been on the market longer so there's more known about the side effects that come with those drugs than say a drug you see a commercial on tv, because by definition that's a new drug and less known about that drug. the big thing...
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. >>> the temperatures are heating up in a big way. how hot will it get as we head into the new week. you'll want to hear this one. >>> a standoff tonight over a tourist favorite. i'm will thomas. we are talking about pedicabs. the numbers are on the rise, and so is the tension. now there could be new rules for these guys. roz plater is in the newsroom to start us off. >> the drivers say they feel under siege from all sides after five years relatively problem free, now d.c. is set to impose a new set of regulations. >> reporter: the pedicab drivers will be the first to tell you their numbers are growing. but they say so is the tension between them and park police on the national mall. >> this year more than last we're being treated something like prostitutes out here, where it's a crime where most of the time the cops look the other way, but every now and then they bust some heads. >> reporter: tension came to a head friday evening when an officer arrested one of the drivers and chased him. witnesses claim it was unprovoked. >> the par
. >>> the temperatures are heating up in a big way. how hot will it get as we head into the new week. you'll want to hear this one. >>> a standoff tonight over a tourist favorite. i'm will thomas. we are talking about pedicabs. the numbers are on the rise, and so is the tension. now there could be new rules for these guys. roz plater is in the newsroom to start us off. >> the drivers say they feel under siege from all sides after five years relatively problem free, now...
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big story is the heat outside. let's check back in with sherry. did you jump in the fountain yet? >> if 100 degrees wasn't hot enough yesterday, we are looking at temperatures even hotter and that is when you want to dip your toes in a fountain just like this one out here because we are looking at those really, really hot temperatures today and we'll tell you just how people are dealing with that coming up. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. that is i see out there? >> that is haze. looks like a purple haze. >> jimi hendrix. >> yeah. >> i know a little something. >> a hot song for jimi hendrix. >> fire. >> that is another jimi hendrix song. >> we should come up with that all morning long, hot songs. >> we are going through them like crazy. >> i know this is sports news this morning. i saw dave ross just walked in. are we going to get a live edition of off the call. >> we can only tape that because that is out of control. it has to be taped. >> i'm sure that is a heavily edited show. >> you want to talk about o
big story is the heat outside. let's check back in with sherry. did you jump in the fountain yet? >> if 100 degrees wasn't hot enough yesterday, we are looking at temperatures even hotter and that is when you want to dip your toes in a fountain just like this one out here because we are looking at those really, really hot temperatures today and we'll tell you just how people are dealing with that coming up. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. that is i see out there? >>...
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. >> lightning has been a really big deal. that picture we just showed looking south on our tower cam down wisconsin avenue unbelievable and a lot of our viewers said it looked like a mother ship was coming in with that cloud deck and we are still seeing a lot of lightning. we are looking south on wisconsin avenue as mentioned. that lightning is actually in calvert county and also charles county. that's how much lightning there is and we still have a number of warnings. so it's not over yet, folks. let's go to radar. we've got about a dozen counties lit up in yellow mainly east of d.c., but you can see the action now is over in the bay down across southern charles county and st. mary's county. these storms are moving east to southeast at about 35 miles an hour. that is rather slow. what they're doing is not only taking down trees everywhere they hit, the big report tonight, lots of tree damage, but the lightning show has been unbelievable and very dangerous. a lot of this is cloud-to- ground lightning. one thing it has done. i
. >> lightning has been a really big deal. that picture we just showed looking south on our tower cam down wisconsin avenue unbelievable and a lot of our viewers said it looked like a mother ship was coming in with that cloud deck and we are still seeing a lot of lightning. we are looking south on wisconsin avenue as mentioned. that lightning is actually in calvert county and also charles county. that's how much lightning there is and we still have a number of warnings. so it's not over...
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. >>> another big story this morning the debt ceiling negotiations lawmakers are back at it today. >> president will again sit down with congressional leaders to avoid a possible default on nations bills. doug luzader reports from capitol hill talk of compromise but not much action. >> they met for an hour and a half yesterday today they will pick up right where they left off. it is becoming groundhog day at the white house. >> all right guys, this is the same as yesterday except we are wearing ties today. all right. >>> with a verbal shove out the door reporters were left guessing how another day of talks went but we are creeping closer and closer to that august 2nd debt ceiling deadline where some of the nations bills could go unpaid there are reports the president is backing an increase in medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 but two areas he won't budge taxes he says must go up and he is not interested in a short term deal that would require more debt talks as he is running for re-election next year. >> i will not sign a 30 day or 60 day or 90 day extension that is just not an a
. >>> another big story this morning the debt ceiling negotiations lawmakers are back at it today. >> president will again sit down with congressional leaders to avoid a possible default on nations bills. doug luzader reports from capitol hill talk of compromise but not much action. >> they met for an hour and a half yesterday today they will pick up right where they left off. it is becoming groundhog day at the white house. >> all right guys, this is the same as...
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. >>> another big story, the debt ceiling debate, there is word of a major setback for house speaker john boehner's plan to raise not debt limit. the nonpartisan congressional budget office this evening reported the speaker's plan is short on its promised deficit savings, real short and the clock is ticking with the deadline just a week away. fox 5's tom fitzgerald back now from capitol hill and we're talking billions of dollars here. >> that's correct. the speakers office headed back to the drawing board tonight. the nonpartisan congressional budget office issued a report saying the speaker's plan would cut $150 billion less than promised. this development has thrown more confusion into a debate that's getting more complicated every day. facing pressure from conservative house republicans, speaker john boehner is still trying to lock down votes for his plan to raise the debt ceiling. >> we have a bill that is a reasonable approach negotiated with the senate leadership that really is common sense. there's more cuts in spending than you have in increase in the debt limit. >> reporter:
. >>> another big story, the debt ceiling debate, there is word of a major setback for house speaker john boehner's plan to raise not debt limit. the nonpartisan congressional budget office this evening reported the speaker's plan is short on its promised deficit savings, real short and the clock is ticking with the deadline just a week away. fox 5's tom fitzgerald back now from capitol hill and we're talking billions of dollars here. >> that's correct. the speakers office headed...
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congratulations. >> thank you. >> this is a big deal. and this is a big trophy. this is the first place trophy. you must be thrilled. >> it was an awesome opportunity. this was the first contest we cooked here at home. to come back two years later and win first place. also we won grand champion overall. you think that's a big trophy. the grand champion is about 7- foot tall. >> now you did chicken. that's what you're doing for us today. we are going to smell like chicken. >> let me take care of this for you. we have a chicken quarter. you have just the regular olive oil, which is two or three presses in. we have our pork barrel spice rub. we're just going to sprinkle a little bit of that on there. you can get this at whole foods. a lot of places here in d.c. then we're going to put that on the grill. we're going to get a lot of smoke here. that means we're cooking. so basically, this is what it's going to look like after about 30 or 45 minutes. then we're going to take our sauce. this is our original sauce. it was voted the best sauce in the nation last year by m
congratulations. >> thank you. >> this is a big deal. and this is a big trophy. this is the first place trophy. you must be thrilled. >> it was an awesome opportunity. this was the first contest we cooked here at home. to come back two years later and win first place. also we won grand champion overall. you think that's a big trophy. the grand champion is about 7- foot tall. >> now you did chicken. that's what you're doing for us today. we are going to smell like...
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it cost tommy list big time. the ward 3 couple member now gets the position as chair of the remained committee of the vehement public works and transportation. at large council member vincent orange now shares the new small and local business development mitee and ward 6 council member tommy list gets planning parks libraries and development. which brought drama to the couple chambers. >> -- council chambers. >> mr. chair, i'm going to object today. >> reporter: the move means he gives up a prominent appoint met to the ramada transet board. >> i believe it's wreckless. i think it lacks seriousness regarding the appointments that ceo makes to metro. >> reporter: the chairman vigorously disagreed and denied his actions were an attempt of political revenge. >> not fact lull truth at all and i have a tremendous amou of respect for councilman wells. he's done phenomenal work. >> i can't say -- and what that is. >> reporter: it comes as several face questions. >> reporter: the president of the d.c. chamber of commerce
it cost tommy list big time. the ward 3 couple member now gets the position as chair of the remained committee of the vehement public works and transportation. at large council member vincent orange now shares the new small and local business development mitee and ward 6 council member tommy list gets planning parks libraries and development. which brought drama to the couple chambers. >> -- council chambers. >> mr. chair, i'm going to object today. >> reporter: the move means...
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that's another big story. we had good amounts of rain today, some spots getting 2 and 3 inches, but a lot of that ran off. we're still kind of dry. >>> coming up next. >> reporter: they're moving towards a better arlington national cemetery, but these people don't work here. this is a labor of love. >>> in minutes on the news edge drama on the d.c. council. harry thomas is under fire from his peers. why his fellow council members say thomas has to go at 11:00. >>> today's five-day forecast is brought to you by your dodge jeep and chrysler dealers. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> when they
that's another big story. we had good amounts of rain today, some spots getting 2 and 3 inches, but a lot of that ran off. we're still kind of dry. >>> coming up next. >> reporter: they're moving towards a better arlington national cemetery, but these people don't work here. this is a labor of love. >>> in minutes on the news edge drama on the d.c. council. harry thomas is under fire from his peers. why his fellow council members say thomas has to go at 11:00....
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i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade gel was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the finish challenge for yourself. if you don't see a difference, it's free. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from.
i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade gel was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the...
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more big names conning to step down in the wake of the scandal. metropolitan police assistant commissioner john yates announced his resignation yesterday, second in charge of scotland yard. sunday, police commissioner paul steve p son stepped down. both are under fire over links to a former news of the world executive employed by police as a media consult ontario. the news corp. board standing behind its liter refuting reports that rupert murdoch will be replaced. >>> another disturbing development in the case actually photo journalist credited with helping to break the scandal was up for at his home yesterday. however, police a sean hoare's death is not considered suspicious. he once told the new york sometimes while working for news of the world that phone hacks was widely used and even encouraged. >>> a identify profile hacking report is to blame for false reports that rupert murdoch was found dead. they were able to hack into the sun's web site and redirect readers to the hoax. >>> again, today's questioning about the phone hacking scandal is
more big names conning to step down in the wake of the scandal. metropolitan police assistant commissioner john yates announced his resignation yesterday, second in charge of scotland yard. sunday, police commissioner paul steve p son stepped down. both are under fire over links to a former news of the world executive employed by police as a media consult ontario. the news corp. board standing behind its liter refuting reports that rupert murdoch will be replaced. >>> another...
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limit legislation, but all eyes now are on the financial markets in asia, a concern being if there's a big selloff there it could have a similar effect here in the u.s. at the white house mike emanuel, fox 5 news. >>> coming up at the bottom of the hour we'll go in depth as the stalemate continues on the hill. analysts on both sides of the political aisle will join us live in the studio at 10:30 tonight. >>> the death toll in norway now tops 90 and we're learn morgue about the suspect believed to be behind the -- more about the suspect believed to be behind the attacks. thousands around the world tonight are mourning including some here in the d.c. area. fox 5's roz plater is in the newsroom with the latest. >> that tragedy a world away hits home harder for some folks in our area who survived a homegrown terror attack at virginia tech four years ago and tonight they wanted to show their solidarity. >> reporter: sunset at the washington monument and four friends holding candlelight vigils all at the campus of virginia tech four years ago when a gunman killed 32 and wounded 25 and they share
limit legislation, but all eyes now are on the financial markets in asia, a concern being if there's a big selloff there it could have a similar effect here in the u.s. at the white house mike emanuel, fox 5 news. >>> coming up at the bottom of the hour we'll go in depth as the stalemate continues on the hill. analysts on both sides of the political aisle will join us live in the studio at 10:30 tonight. >>> the death toll in norway now tops 90 and we're learn morgue about the...
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how long is the weather with us and what does it mean for tomorrow's big holiday? >> we are expecting this to be around the rest of the night. severe thunderstorm watch in effect until midnight. here is a look at one of our tower cameras. it is pouring. water all over our lens here. in fact, you can hear the thunder rumbling outside our studios here. let's take a look at this severe thunderstorm watch and warning. right now live doppler 9000 shows us that we have got basically storms around the dc area. we have several in the dc area. let's zoom into show you what some of the storms are doing and where they are at. some holding hail just north of dc, south of silver spring where you see the purple color. that is where there is hail. damaging wind gusts as a possibility and some locally heavy rain which could lead to flash flooding. here are some of the areas that will be impacted. take a look. just in a couple minutes here. mt. pleasant. columbia heights. parkview. 6:32. out to the west some more storms heating out this way and you can see these storms are going to
how long is the weather with us and what does it mean for tomorrow's big holiday? >> we are expecting this to be around the rest of the night. severe thunderstorm watch in effect until midnight. here is a look at one of our tower cameras. it is pouring. water all over our lens here. in fact, you can hear the thunder rumbling outside our studios here. let's take a look at this severe thunderstorm watch and warning. right now live doppler 9000 shows us that we have got basically storms...
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>> there is the weather to talk t.ou looking good for the fourth of july, the big fireworks display. people heading to the beaches. king nice tomorrow and monday. outside, mainly clear skies, the clouds are rapidly rolling in e north and west. mostly cloudy skies the next hours. clouds across western maryland. the beach forecast, not bad, partly cloudy, chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, 84 degrees. rehoboth, dewey beach, and bethany, low 80's, a good deal of sunshine. the clouds rolling in, 95 degrees the official high at the airport, well above average this time of year. the longstanding record, 101. 81 at reagan national, the dew point rising, 16. during the 6:00 newscast, it was upper 40's. it is starting to feel a lot different. 79 degrees in alexandria, high of 93. 79 at wtop radio, upper northwest. not rainier, 81 degrees, the dew l in the low 60's. we had showers earlier this evening across western virginia and western maryland. 100 degrees at detroit, now 73 the cold front lide ourg to s direction. thunderstorms piling up, severe across northern ohio. doppler radar, all of th
>> there is the weather to talk t.ou looking good for the fourth of july, the big fireworks display. people heading to the beaches. king nice tomorrow and monday. outside, mainly clear skies, the clouds are rapidly rolling in e north and west. mostly cloudy skies the next hours. clouds across western maryland. the beach forecast, not bad, partly cloudy, chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, 84 degrees. rehoboth, dewey beach, and bethany, low 80's, a good deal of sunshine. the clouds rolling...
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the big flag tie on because it's the 4th of july. happy 255th. that's if i'm doing my math right. >> freedom from great britain, that a lot of people don't know. >> you're right. that's stunning. reputation on back on the day. >> let's go to weather before we really get in trouble. talking about temperatures in the 70s. 81 by 9:00. 89 by noon. code orange alert day. unhealthy for sensitive groups. any respiratory ailments, young and old, limit your outside time. yes, a thunderstorm symbol. we could see a few more thunderstorms this afternoon. potentially a couple of strong ones. big ones yesterday moving away. overnight a few showers out of west virginia. they have pretty much fizzled. 60s in new york state. pennsylvania, in the 70s. 80 in raleigh. warm across the eastern u.s., even into places like des moines and chicago and the great lakes. they are still in the 60s. check it out. holding below the 90-degree mark around the bay. most of us 90 to 91 and 92. kris is checking out the roads. >> reporter: 395 northbound into the district, no problem
the big flag tie on because it's the 4th of july. happy 255th. that's if i'm doing my math right. >> freedom from great britain, that a lot of people don't know. >> you're right. that's stunning. reputation on back on the day. >> let's go to weather before we really get in trouble. talking about temperatures in the 70s. 81 by 9:00. 89 by noon. code orange alert day. unhealthy for sensitive groups. any respiratory ailments, young and old, limit your outside time. yes, a...
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obviously a big police and fire rescue presence out there. we're being told obviously they're taking away lanes as needed. asking drivers to avoid this part of u street near 13th. no telling how long they plan to be out there. let's move it over to our maps and show you how other parts of the region are shaping up. we begin in virginia and take a look at 66. eastbound travel is moving smoothly. we are seeing a little bit of that volume around 234. over to the maps again and this time, we'll shift our focus to 95. for those of you making the northbound trip, looking good at it, continuing on to fairfax all the way up to the mixing bowl on to 395 heading northbound. on the outer loop, travel times in maryland from 95 to 27 0, still in the green look at about 10 minutes from 95 to 270. southbound 95, no problems to report at this time to the capital beltway. d.c. 295, unlike yesterday morning at this time, we're moving to the 11th street bridge. still ahead, the very latest on the fire activity on u street. i'll have that coming up. mike, around
obviously a big police and fire rescue presence out there. we're being told obviously they're taking away lanes as needed. asking drivers to avoid this part of u street near 13th. no telling how long they plan to be out there. let's move it over to our maps and show you how other parts of the region are shaping up. we begin in virginia and take a look at 66. eastbound travel is moving smoothly. we are seeing a little bit of that volume around 234. over to the maps again and this time, we'll...
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for a big celebration. happy 4th of july, everyone. people are probably sleeping in, but you to prepare once you get here to the national mall. here's what you can bring, you want to bring your cooler with your food and water, plenty to drink. speaking of, drink plenty of it today, because as howard said, temperatures in the 90s. you don't want to forget sunglasses, and andrea, the fan has come in handy this summer. you will need it today. if you follow those rules, you can have a good time, celebrating, come earlly and mark your spot. the show at 9:10 exactly, going on for 17 minutes, and also, here's what you don't want to bring. you can't bring alcohol on the national mall. no glass bottles, pets, or grills. if you follow those rules, you'll have a good time celebrating. >> i'm expecting big fireworks, bigger than california because it's washington, dc. >> we are expecting a great time and beautiful fireworks. >> reporter: there will be extra security today. you can bet on that. there will also be at lea
for a big celebration. happy 4th of july, everyone. people are probably sleeping in, but you to prepare once you get here to the national mall. here's what you can bring, you want to bring your cooler with your food and water, plenty to drink. speaking of, drink plenty of it today, because as howard said, temperatures in the 90s. you don't want to forget sunglasses, and andrea, the fan has come in handy this summer. you will need it today. if you follow those rules, you can have a good time,...
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given more and more other avatars, the big comedies. the independent film has effectively died in america in terms of released its i don't think we are living in a world where people find everything. in fact, there is great tendency for the big blockbuster stuff to be stronger and stronger and stronger. so we look for help to figure out how to break that and small bookstores are certainly a way but not the only way. there are issues there, too. >> thanks geoff. the next panelist is actually from a bookstore, mark laframboise, who is from politics and prose independent bookstore. i -- is from chicago and has been a bookseller working at in the bookstore since 1991. he began working in a very small store while in graduate school in illinois and eventually became the head buyer and stored manage of the stone lined bookstore in fort collins, colorado, for five years. he has spent the last 13 years as a bookseller at politics and prose, and is on the executive board of the new atlantic independent booksellers association, the regional bookse
given more and more other avatars, the big comedies. the independent film has effectively died in america in terms of released its i don't think we are living in a world where people find everything. in fact, there is great tendency for the big blockbuster stuff to be stronger and stronger and stronger. so we look for help to figure out how to break that and small bookstores are certainly a way but not the only way. there are issues there, too. >> thanks geoff. the next panelist is...
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big crowds gathered for all the festivities. so security is going to be very tight. expect to see additional police officers, dogs. there will also be undercover officers that you may not necessarily be aware of, milling through the crowd to make sure everything goes smoothly today. very, very quiet right now. we're still not seeing anyone staking out their spots. that no doubt is going to happen pretty soon. we're also not seeing the road closures in the area. we were told that 5:00 a.m. some of the roads could start closing down. but 15th street, which is behind me here, we're still seeing traffic. very, very soon, we're going to start seeing the police get those barricades in police and start to cordon things off so they can get ready for the festivities. keep in mind, the parade down constitution avenue at 11:45. some of these are going to be earlier in the day, and then a lot of closures in effect for the events tonight. joe, back to you. >> megan mcgrath reporting live. megan, thanks very much. if you are one of the hundreds of thousands headed downtown, metro
big crowds gathered for all the festivities. so security is going to be very tight. expect to see additional police officers, dogs. there will also be undercover officers that you may not necessarily be aware of, milling through the crowd to make sure everything goes smoothly today. very, very quiet right now. we're still not seeing anyone staking out their spots. that no doubt is going to happen pretty soon. we're also not seeing the road closures in the area. we were told that 5:00 a.m. some...
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on interstate 66 where an accident is causing some big problems this rush hour. the westbound lanes are shut down now because of a tractor trailer accident. the cab of the vehicle became separated from its load near oakton, virginia, the truck that was hauling hay caught on fire. the westbound lanes of 66 were backed up for several hours while firefighters sprayed down the hay. the driver of the truck was not hurt. now westbound traffic is being diverted on to route 123 this evening. >> they have been without power now for nearly two days. coming up, the rare step they have to take to get the power back on for folks in north arlington. anny. >> and we're looking at some really nice conditions tonight. here's a look at doppler radar where we have a few storms. we'll talk about the increase in humidity coming up a little later. >>> over international monetary fund chief domonique strauss- kahn may be trouble for now, but his legal troubles are far from over. filed a former complaint of attempted rape against strauss- kahn today in paris. claims he tried to sexually
on interstate 66 where an accident is causing some big problems this rush hour. the westbound lanes are shut down now because of a tractor trailer accident. the cab of the vehicle became separated from its load near oakton, virginia, the truck that was hauling hay caught on fire. the westbound lanes of 66 were backed up for several hours while firefighters sprayed down the hay. the driver of the truck was not hurt. now westbound traffic is being diverted on to route 123 this evening. >>...
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that is a big area of storms there with some very heavy rain. but down to the south, that's where we have a new severe thunderstorm warning right now around fredericksburg, just moved through fredericksburg, just to your north. but we're talking about stafford county, even portions of
that is a big area of storms there with some very heavy rain. but down to the south, that's where we have a new severe thunderstorm warning right now around fredericksburg, just moved through fredericksburg, just to your north. but we're talking about stafford county, even portions of